Furnariidae

Geositta cunicularia Photo by Marcos Suárez (Aves del Golfo Ártabro) Common name:common miner (en); curriqueiro (pt); géositte mineuse (fr); minero común (es); Patagonienerdhacker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found from southern Peru and Bolivia, through Chile and into Argentina, southern Brazil and Uruguay.Size:These birds are 14-17 cm long and weigh 20-34 g.Habitat:The common miner is…

Philydor novaesi Photo by Ciro Albano (NE Brazil Birding) Common name:Alagoas foliage-gleaner (en); limpa-folha-do-nordeste (pt); anabate d’Alagoas (fr); ticotico de Alagoas (es); Alagoas-blattspäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is endemic to eastern Brazil, only being found in Alagoas and Pernambuco.Size:These birds are 18 cm long and weigh 30-38 g.Habitat:The Alagoas foliage-gleaner is found along the edges…

Cinclodes antarcticus Photo by Laurent Demongin (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:blackish cinclodes (en); pedreiro-negro (pt); cinclode fuligineux (fr); remolinera negra (es); rußbrauner-uferwipper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in the southern tip of South America, in Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland islands.Size:These birds are 18-23 cm long and weigh 55-70 g.Habitat:The blackish cinclodes is…

Synallaxis brachyura Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:slaty spinetail (en); joão-teneném-ardósia (pt); synallaxe ardoisé (fr); pijuí pizarroso (es); graurücken-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in Central and South America, from the Honduras to western Colombia and Ecuador.Size:These birds are 15-18,5 cm long and weigh 18-19 g.Habitat:The slaty spinetail is found in…

Synallaxis albescens Photo by Dario Sanches (Wikipedia) Common name:pale-breasted spinetail (en); uí-pi (pt); synallaxe albane (fr); pijuí pechiblanco (es); weißbauch-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica to northern Argentina, and from the eastern slopes of the Andes to the Atlantic coast of Brazil and the Guyanas. They are also found in Trinidad…

Pseudoseisura lophotes Photo by Jorge San Pedro (Foto Natura) Common name:brown cacholote (en); coperete (pt); cacholote brun (fr); cacholote castaño (es); dunkelbrauner cachalote (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in southern South America, from southern Bolivia, through Paraguay and Uruguay, and down to central Argentina. They are also found in extreme southern Brazil, in Rio…

Synallaxis gujanensis Photo by Maxime Dechelle (Oiseaux) Common name:plain-crowned spinetail (en); joão-teneném-becuá (pt); synallaxe de Cayenne (fr); pijuí coronipardo (es); braunkappen-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This South American species is found from Colombia, Venezuela and the Guynas south to central Brazil, Peru and northern Bolivia.Size:These birds are 15-17 cm long and weigh 20-30 g.Habitat:The plain-crowned spinetail is mostly found…

Certhiaxis cinnamomeus Photo by Celi Aurora (Flickr) Common name:yellow-chinned spinetail (en); curutié (pt); synallaxe à gorge jaune (fr); curutié colorado (es); gelbkinn-riedschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This South American species is found from northern Colombia and Venezuela, through Brazil and into Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.Size:These birds are 13-16 cm long and weigh 13-17 g.Habitat:The yellow-chinned spinetail…